I am delighted to share below an article written by African Adventures:

Mr Lomas, Head of Enterprise and PDL

A big thank you to Springfield School as African Adventures celebrates its 10th anniversary this month and this has led us to appreciate, more than ever, the groups of volunteers who support us and allow us to continue our work, with the aim of changing lives in Africa and the UK. Springfield School is an extremely valued group of African Adventures’ and we wanted to acknowledge the amazing support the school has given us over the years, since the school’s first trip in 2013. Since this time, over 140 Springfield School students have supported our project work in Kenya, helping with teaching, and assisting with crucial building work. Furthermore, an incredible 58 students will be travelling out this summer to build on the amazing work that the school has done during its three school expeditions over the past six years.

Springfield has established strong relationships with a number of projects in Nakuru, one being Jubilee Academy, where the group will be returning this summer. Thanks to Springfield’s support, and with other help along the way, Jubilee has grown from five to nine classrooms, improving learning facilities and increasing the school’s capacity.

In addition to its school expeditions to Africa, Springfield has supported in many other ways, namely in raising vital extra funds for African Adventures Foundation. Just last year, Springfield generously donated 30 computers to our Computers for Kenya campaign, helping to increase students’ access to computer technology. John Lomas has been an inspirational leader of the trips and his enthusiasm for the experience, and his pride in his students’ commitment is evident when he talks; “The students are remarkable in how they have raised the money to go on the trips; you can’t teach that enterprise culture. Personal development is one of the aspects that schools should be developing, and these trips helps in that aspect, in terms of confidence, global awareness and employability skills.”

So, Springfield School, we want to say a big thank you for all that you have done and all that you continue to do. Thank you for helping African Adventures reach its 10th anniversary; we hope that you will be with us for many years to come.

African Adventures